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     Her Social Security Number was 225-54-7953.⁶ Roberta G. Bishop was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^7,5 She was born on May 28, 1943 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^3,6,7 As of June 17, 1961,her married name was Poole.⁴ She married George Russell Poole on June 17, 1961 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁴ Roberta G. Bishop and George Russell Poole were divorced on November 30, 1982 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁸ Roberta G. Bishop died on July 7, 2010 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 67.^9,6,7,5 She Roberta Bishop Poole, 67, of Christiansburg, Va., died on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. The daughter to the late Oakie Thomas Bishop, she is survived by her mother; Wilma Palmer Bishop, daughter and son-in-law, Carmen Poole Hammack and Phillip V. Hammack, all of Christiansburg; son and daughter-in-law, Carson T. and Sylvia Poole; and grandsons, Tristan Poole, Jacob Simmons, and Jeremiah Simmons, all of Radford. She is also survived by her brother, Mark T. Bishop and special friend, Carolyn Ruble, of Christiansburg. A Graveside Service will be held in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg. on July 8, 2010.⁵

     Edgar Ray Alley and Martha A. Sheeler were divorced.^3,4 Edgar Ray Alley was born on June 2, 1880 at Montgomery Co., Virginia; His death certificate has a birth date of Jun 27, 1880.^1,3 He married Martha A. Sheeler in July, 1904 at Baltimore, Maryland.² Edgar Ray Alley died on September 4, 1941 at Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 61.³

     Martha A. Sheeler and Edgar Ray Alley were divorced.^3,4 Martha A. Sheeler was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.^5,2 Her Social Security Number was 216-76-8246.⁶ She was born on November 11, 1887 at Maryland.^5,7,6 As of July, 1904,her married name was Alley.¹ She married Edgar Ray Alley, son of Richard Buckingham Alley and Ann Virginia "Jennie" Correll, in July, 1904 at Baltimore, Maryland.¹ Martha A. Sheeler died on August 20, 1974 at Baltimore, Maryland, at age 86.⁵ She PHILIPS - On August 20, 1974 Martha A. (nee Sheeler), beloved wife of the late William S. Phillips, aunt of Ruth Adams, Francis Powell, Lawrence and Alfred Sheeler. Also survived by William Davis of Alexandria, Va. Interment in Arlington National Cemetery. on August 21, 1974.²

     His Social Security Number was 579-30-9342.⁴ Dr. Charles Hardy Cookman Dr. Charles Hardy Cookman, 79, of Dunn died Monday morning, March 26, 2007, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. He was born in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11, 1927, to the late Lloyd E. and Susan H. Cookman. In 1948, Dr. Cookman started his ministry in Timberidge, W.Va., then to Capon Springs, W.Va., then to Calvary Assembly of God in Staunton, Va., where he was the founding pastor. He pastored at Central Assembly of God in Charlotte, North Carolina (now know as ChristLife Church) from 1957 until 1966. From April 1966 until May 1992, Dr. Cookman served as superintendent of the North Carolina District Council of the Assemblies of God. He also served on the board of Southeastern University (formerly Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God, Lakeland, Fla.) and for ten years was the Vice-President of the board. Also he served on the board of Heritage Bible College in Dunn. Since 1994 he was the Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Friends Forever Missionary Fellowship based in Pinehurst, North Carolina, with outreach in the great Montego Bay, Jamaica areas, and Guyana, South America. Additionally, he served as a General Presbyter of the General Council Assemblies of God. The burial followed at Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Survivors include his wife, Esther Grogan Cookman; sons, Noel H. Cookman of Flower Mound, Texas, Charles Wesley Cookman of Fayetteville and John Calvin Cookman of Raleigh; daughters, Carol C. Pierce of Colerain and Claudia C. Redd of Waxahachie, Texas; a brother, Jack Cookman of New York, N.Y; sisters, Alta McGill of Columbia, S.C., and Jane Cridor of Rock Hill, S.C; grandchildren,Charles "Zack" Cookman, Travis Pierce, Brandon Pierce, Andy Cookman, Melody Redd Soules, Chip Redd, Harmony Redd, Britney Pierce, Tambour Redd andTaylor Cookman; and great-grandchildren, Rhianne Miles and Wesley Soules.⁷ He was buried at Devotional Gardens, Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.^2,7 He was born on August 11, 1927 at Washington, D.C..^2,4,5,6,7 He married Esther Rhoda Grogan, daughter of Emerson Gael Grogan and Ruby Alley, on October 9, 1948 at Washington, D.C..^1,2,8,9,3,7 Dr. Charles Hardy Cookman died on March 26, 2007 at Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina, at age 79.^2,4,10,7